history-easy Trivia Quiz # 16
This is History Easy Quiz # 16; the link to the answers is at the bottom of this page, hope you enjoy! You can return to the main History Easy Trivia Quiz index, or try your luck at a random History Easy Trivia Quiz.History Easy Trivia Question 1
1950s Fads, Fashion, Events and Pop Culture - What was/were the common color(s) for saddle shoes?
The correct answer is 'black and white'
Saddle shoes were black and white, and were mostly worn with poodle skirts.
History Easy Trivia Question 2
It Happened During The 1970s - What were the names of the three men who held the office of President of the United State of America during the 1970s?
The correct answer is 'Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Carter'
Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, was born on January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California. He held office from 1969 until 1974. Gerald Rudolph Ford, the 38th President of the United States, was born on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. He held the office from 1974 until 1977. And, Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, was born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia. He held the office from 1977 until 1981. President Johnson ended his Presidency in 1969, President Reagan began his Presidency in 1981, and President Clinton began his term as President in 1993.
History Easy Trivia Question 3
Flower Power Daze (American) - The "Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers" consisted of Phineas Phreak, Fat Freddy, and...
The correct answer is 'Freewheelin' Franklin'
"Underground Comix" legend Gilbert Shelton created 'The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers' in 1968.
History Easy Trivia Question 4
The Most Controversial War of All - Which of these is *not* a movie about Vietnam?
The correct answer is 'MacArthur'
MacArthur was a 5 star general from WWII and the Korean War.
History Easy Trivia Question 5
Ninth grade U.S. History: Part 2 - Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly an airplane solo across the Atlantic Ocean alone. How long did it take him to do this?
The correct answer is 'About thirty three hours'
Lindbergh took off from a field at Long Island, New York armed only with some sandwiches and a bottle of coffee that his wife had given him. He landed in Paris, France on May 21, 1927. Later he said that on occasion he had dozed off at the controls of the plane and awoke to see that he was about to crash into the ocean.
History Easy Trivia Question 6
Pompeii: A Buried Town - What is the name of the volcano, which buried the town in an eruption?
The correct answer is 'Vesuvius'
The inhabitants had been warned by small earthquakes for quite some time before the eruption.
History Easy Trivia Question 7
It Happened During The 1970s - Of the following events, which was the only one that actually happened during the 1970s?
The correct answer is 'President Nixon resigned'
On August 8, 1974, after serving 2,026 days as President, the 37th President of the United States, Richard Nixon, became the only President to resign from office. On June 17, 1972, the Democratic Party's National Committee offices, located in the Watergate, were discovered, by a security guard, Frank Wills, to have been broken into. This break-in, allegedly ordered by the President's staff, lead to President Nixon's resignation. Woodstock took place in Bethel, New York, on August 15,16,17, 1969. Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20 (American time), 1969. And, on December 8, 1980, Mark David Chapman killed John Lennon in New York City.
History Easy Trivia Question 8
Wars and Conflicts of the 20th Century - This conflict started in the early days of World War Two. Although Soviet Russia won, it was costly in human lives and conviced others that that the Soviets were weak and unable to fight. What war was this?
The correct answer is 'The Winter War'
The Russo-Finnish War was fought between Finland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1939 and 1940, during the beginning of World War II, following the inability of the two countries to reach an agreement on Soviet demands for territorial concessions. The USSR, worried that German forces might attack through Finnish territory, wanted Finland to cede their land near Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia. The Finns refused, and the war began on November 30, 1939, lasting until March 12, 1940. It was a bitter disappointment for the Soviets in terms of human lives.
History Easy Trivia Question 9
Pompeii: A Buried Town - Pompeii was the only town destroyed by the eruption of the volcano?
The correct answer is 'False'
A few other towns were also destroyed, most notably the town of Herculaneum.
History Easy Trivia Question 10
The Most Controversial War of All - The Vietcong were *only* from the North.
The correct answer is 'False'
The Vietcong were our enemies fighting in South Vietnam. The North was already fully under Vietcong control.